Pausboro man arrested for assault on police officer, gun charges

PAULSBORO — A police officer responding to a call for a domestic violence assault with a gun just before 7 p.m. Thursday wound up being treated for a leg injury.

The resident of the 300 block of Thomson Avenue allegedly became combative and mutual aid officers were called to the scene, police said. In the subsequent struggle, the officer, whose name was not released, was injured, said police.

The officer was treated at a hospital.

The resident, Gregory Gillins, 47, was charged with possession of a handgun for unlawful purposes, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, possession of an imitation handgun, possession of a defaced weapon, resisting arrest, hindering, obstruction, endangering the welfare of a child, disorderly conduct and six counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, said police.

Gillins was lodged in the Salem County Jail in default of $50,000 full cash bail, police said.